A new book shows what happens when a President hears a picture of his daughter was used in a restaurant's window, plus many other funny food letters

In 2007, a formal notice on the letterhead of the Office of William Jefferson Clinton arrived at Osso Buco, a neighborhood Italian restaurant near New York University, in Greenwich Village. The letter instructed the restaurant to remove from its window a photograph of Chelsea Clinton, because she's a private citizen and "while she may have dined at your restaurant, this does not serve as an endorsement."

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The letter is included in a new book, out today, called Other People's Rejection Letters, a collection of more than 150 notes, letters, and telegrams that will make you feel good about yourself. A couple of other highlights from the world of food and restaurants:

An e-mail from an NBC executive regarding the necessary edits to a PETA commercial in order for it to meet NBC standards, including deleting ":12-:13 licking pumpkin," ":13-:14 touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli," ":22 screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy)," and ":23 asparagus on her lap appearing as if it is ready to be inserted into vagina."

A letter from a book publisher rejecting the proposal for Canine Kitchen, Have Fun Making Easy and Nutritious Home-Cooked Meals for Your Dog — ostensibly because they already have such a book in production.

A letter from Jackie Robinson to President Dwight Eisenhower on Chock Full o' Nuts stationery, where he worked after his baseball career.